Gelato Village cools off downtown Fonthill
BY TINA CHIVERS
VOICE Staff
When it comes to making
gelato, Rocco Spano certainly
knows the scoop.
Spano, a Welland resident,
is opening his new store,
Gelato Village at 1417-1419
Pelham Street, downtown
Fonthill. People will be able
to purchase Spano’s gelato
at Summerfest, where he’ll
be set up to serve his treats
alongside the other food
vendors. Then, his shop will
officially open at the Pelham
Street location on Sunday,
July 24.
Spano became interested in
gelato when he travelled to
Italy, particularly Bologna.
“That’s where I discov-

ered the true art of making gelato,” he says.
Spano spent a good deal
of time in Bologna, immersed in the Italian culture, and he even attended “Gelato University”, (a
school in Bologna, Italy,
which teaches aspiring
entrepreneurs everything
they need to know about
making gelato) where he
took a course and learned
how to make the creamy
treat from some of the
world’s greatest gelato
masters.
“Gelato is not meant to
be eaten; it’s meant to
be enjoyed,” says Spano.
“In Italy, people walk to
the gelaterias, gather to-

gether, talk and enjoy the
food.”
Everything about the 27year-old’s shop is meant
to mimic an Italian gelateria. Spano’s cousin, Ivan
Laface, is an Italian architect; Laface designed the
shop. Laface points out
all of the intricate details
in the shop’s design, including how the cabinets
complement one another,
and he explains the use of
colour.
“All of the colours are
earth tones; we used
only natural colours” says
Laface. “And it’s very upscale.”
Spano says that, when
they designed the shop, it
was important to incorpo-

rate an open concept.
“I want people to be
able to see us working,
making the food,” he says.
“I wanted to tie in the
idea of freshness with the
open concept design.
Speaking of freshness,
Spano’s gelato is a prime
example.
“I use only natural products; nothing is processed
or powder-based,” say
Spano. “I use fresh fruit,
real cheese and wine, hormone-free milk, Belgian
chocolate and Tahitian
vanilla beans.”
Spano says that even
some of his ingredients
are Italian-imported.
“My hazelnuts come
from the Piemonte region
in Italy, and my pistachios
come from Sicily.”
Moreover, Laface has
incorporated Italian-imported items to stock the
shop’s interior, such as
display cases from Pesaro
and an espresso maker
from Milan.
“I’m trying to bring gelato culture into the Niagara region,” says Spano. “I

(Left to right) Rocco Spano, owner of Gelato
Village, poses with his cousin and Gelato Village
architect, Ivan Laface.
Tina Chivers/Voice Photo
chose Fonthill because it
has a sense of community
similar to what you’d find
in a small town in Italy.”
Gelato Village will carry
several flavours of gelato,
and will also stock creamfilled pastries. Spano says
he can make all-occasion
cakes and even specialty
flavours.
“Anything you can imagine, we can do it,” he
says. “We’re happy to try
new ideas and flavours; it

makes us better too.”
Asked whether he feels
that winter will put a
freeze on his sales. Spano
says he’s confident that
people will desire his gelato year-round.
“People can come in and
buy the gelato in a larger
container such as a pint
or quart—or even larger
if they desire.” he says.
“I also plan to branch
out into the catering and
wholesale industries.”

Swimmers to join in the
fun at Pelham Summerfest

The Scouts of Scotland recently spent a few weeks in Pelham, enjoying
time with the local Scouts. Pictured are some of the Scottish youngsters,
celebrating Canada Day.
Devaan Ingraham/Voice Photo

The Niagara Regional Summer Swim
League is made up of recreational summer swim teams from across Niagara.
Serving as an introduction to competitive swimming, all meets and practices
emphasize having fun and team spirit.
Throughout the summer each team
takes a turn at hosting a swim meet at
their pool which two to three other
teams attend. This year Pelham’s swim
meet at Marlene Stewart Streit Park will
take place on July 23, the same day as
Pelham Summerfest.
The Niagara Regional Summer Swim

League meet ends at noon—just in time
for those attending the swim to venture
from the pool to downtown Fonthill to
explore all that Pelham Summerfest has
to offer.
Thanks to the generosity of local sponsor Royal Lepage Niagara Real Estate
Centre, all swimmers will be provided
with a voucher redeemable for lunch
from a Pelham Summerfest food vendor.
For more information, contact KatieThorpe, Community Services Coordinator at
kthorpe@pelham.ca or (905) 892-2607
ext 341.

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Animated characters to attend Summerfest
character,” says Caporicci.
All families will receive
a free plaque-mounted
print, donated by Fonthill Art and Home and
Caporicci Photography.
The pair has recruited
five E.L. Crossley students to wear the costumes.
“These students have
a background in drama,
and will be great with the
kids,” says Caporicci.
The photographer says
he wanted to get involved
with the photo project
because he knows he’s
sending families home
with a great keepsake.
“It’s great to be a part of
sharing the kids’ excitement, and bringing to

BY TINA CHIVERS
VOICE Staff
In the Pelham Summerfest crowd, folks are sure
to see some recognizable, animated faces.
Jean Bancroft of Fonthill Art and Home, and
Bryan Caporicci of Bryan
Caporicci Photography,
have invited some of
the most popular Disney characters, such
as Cinderella and Jack
Sparrow, to mingle with
the crowd. Children and
families are welcome to
have a complimentary
photo taken with their
favourite character.
“You might even see
your favourite mouse

life the fantasy of meeting their favourite characters,” says Caporicci.
Caporicci has been
personally involved with
promoting Summerfest;
he did all of the promotional videos for the
event.
“Summerfest
is
all
about getting families
together and celebrating
the revitalization of the
downtown core,” says
Caporicci. “I personally
invite you to come on
out, have some great
food and drink, listen to
some great music, and
participate in some awesome events; it’s fun for
the whole family, and
a great way to support
downtown Fonthill.”

Jean Bancroft of Fonthill Art and Home, and Bryan Caporicci of Bryan Caporicci Photography, pose with two of their favourite friends. The characters,
and others like them, will be walking around at Summerfest, looking for kids
to pose with them.
/Special to the Voice

Zumba challenge calls for dancing in the street
Fonthill Fitness owner,
Mike Browne and his team
of six Zumba instructors,
came up with an idea to
issue a challenge—to try
to set a record for the
largest outdoor Zumba
class in Niagara.

Summerfest attendees
are invited to join the
Fonthill Fitness team at
the main stage on Pelham
Street. No registration is
required. Just show up,
ready to boogie.
Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance fitness class
which blends different
and contagious rhythms
like merengue, salsa,
cumbia, reggae and even
belly dancing. The Zumba
challenge will offer folks a
slice of cardio and muscular toning , and will even
teach participants some
Latin moves.
“We hope to have 500
people jumping up and
down to the Latin music,”
says Mike Browne, owner
of Fonthill Fitness.
According to Browne,
people of all ages and
abilities can do Zumba.
“If you move your body
to the music, you can’t do
it wrong,” says Browne.
The gym owner says
that his staff will be on
the main stage, teaching
people how to do the

Fonthill fitness instructors (left to right) Thais Hultzch, Karin Mogensen,
Julie Horrocks, and Christina Carter. The ladies are pumped up to lead the
street Zumba challenge at Summerfest on July 23.
/Special to the Voice
moves. The gym will also
be throwing T-shirts into
the crowd.
“Fonthill Fitness offers
Zumba classes year-round,
and they’re included

in a membership,” says
Browne. “So if you like
what you see, come into
the gym and sign up.”
For more information

Food and drink to be served on the street
Enjoy local food and
drink—on the street
Downtown
Fonthill’s
grand re-opening street
party will be one of the
first festivals in Ontario
to enjoy the freedom of
recent changes to LCBO
legislation.
Attendees
will be able to purchase
alcoholic beverages at any
licensed establishment on
the street or at the festival
beer corral and sip on it
as they stroll the festival
grounds.
“Hopefully this will be
a great boon for local
restaurants who have suffered the frustration of
reduced revenues caused
by the inconvenience
of construction blocked
access to their places of
business,” says Cathy
Berkhout-Bosse, promotions manager, Summerfest committee.
Residents and visitors
alike are invited to experience the diversity
of downtown Fonthill’s
unique local businesses
as they showcase their offerings with sidewalk cafe
dining, product demonstrations, exciting displays
and shopping specials
“The selection of street
food is extensive. From
BBQ Lamb Spedini to
freshly shucked oysters,
and ball park franks to

gelato, the street food at
Pelham Summerfest is
sure to please everyone’s
palate,” says BerkhoutBosse.
Participating food vendors include: Indulgence,
Klager’s Meats, Mossimo’s,
Cafe on Main, Gelato
Village, White Meadows
Farms, Chez Fromage,
Zest Restaurant, Country
Boys Mobile Food Services, My Place Bar & Grill,
Shriner’s Creek Kettle
Corn, Howell Family
Pumpkin Farm, Big Bee
Convenience Store, M
Barber Studio and Fonthill Sobeys.
“The Beer Corral at Pelham Summerfest features
a one-of–kind design that
will add an incredible
‘wow factor’ to the event,”
says Berkhout-Bosse.
Local firm, Forestgreen
Creations has partnered
with Fonthill Lumber to
build a shaded seated area
that is composed of garden obelisks made from
roof trusses. All parts of
the corral will be sold to
the highest bidder via silent auction throughout
the day with all proceeds
to be donated back to the
Festival Committee.
Four local service clubs,
the Fonthill and District
Kinsmen, Rotary Club of
Fonthill, Fonthill Lions

A drawing of where the fun will take place at Summerfest on July 23.
/Special to the Voice
Royal
Canadian
Legion
Br. 613
and the Fabulous Fenwick Niagara band, Flat Broke
Talbot
Trail
141
Regional
Rd. 20E
Lions have partnered to featured as the closing
Fonthill,
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collectively operate the act between 8:30 pm and
Beer Corral throughout midnight.
the festival.
Festival buskers Alex
A celebration of food Kazam, A Capella Niagara,
and drink is not complete Street Magic and Dan Loswithout music. Attendees tracco and Friends will be
will dine on the street on hand throughout the
while enjoying the all day, day to add their talents
• Membership Service Pins Awards
free entertainment line to the full day of family
• BBQ– Hamburgers, Sausage on a Bun
up on the Pelham Street friendly fun.
• Fresh Garden Salad, Dessert, Tea/Coffee
Main Stage. Sandy Vine
For full event informa• A variety of In-House Games
and the Midnights open tion visit www.Pelhamthe festival, followed by Summerfest.ca.
Rain or Shine, Come out and enjoy some
local song writer/percomradeship with your fellow members.
former Lindsey Mills, a
reunion performance by
Town of Pelham Annual
Mostly Gormans, the sultry sounds of jazz vocalist,
Jenn Cole with popular

Membership
Appreciation Day
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Starting at 2:00 pm

Trillium
Awards

The Pelham Communities in Bloom Committee promotes the Trillium Award to recognize and thank residents and
businesses for adding to the beauty of Pelham. Since the Trillium grows naturally in our community, we use it to
emphasize the fact that this Award is for the people of our Town.
This summer, during July, front yards of entrants will be viewed to find properties that are neat, have exuberant
flower beds, display different plant materials and innovative design, or are part of an attractive streetscape.
The Committee encourages all residents to help make Pelham one of the prettiest Towns in Ontario. We look
forward to receiving entries for properties in our community that bring delight to the view and pride to the Town.
ENTRY INFORMATION
1. All entries will be judged on the basis of view from the nearest public roadway.
2. The Award is limited to properties within the Municipal boundaries of the Town of Pelham.
3. Criteria for judging will include balance, colour, innovation and the blending of the landscaping with the building and remainder of property.
4. Judging will take place by the 30th of July 2011 by the Communities in Bloom Committee or their appointees.
5. The Committee, Award Sponsors, and members of Town Council will recognize winners.

CATEGORIES
Residential Small Frontage
Residential Large Frontage
Residential Small – Professionally Landscaped within the last 5 years
Residential Large – Professionally Landscaped within the last 5 years
Commercial Property
Multiple Residential
Best Individual Balcony
Schools, Churches, Institutions
Most Improved, Residential or Commercial (before photo required with entry)

ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN JULY 18th, 2011
Property to be judged:

Winners that have received first prize in the past may not re-enter the same category for two consecutive years following their win.

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VIEWpoints

With cherries, try thinking outside the box
Every day, the dogs and
I walk through the cherry
and apple orchards behind our house and visit
the ravines that cut across
east to west with their majestic oaks, maples, and
nut trees. It’s a never-failing source of pleasure to
be surrounded by trees,
whether cultivated for
crops or natural; and the
dogs and I never take
our walk without silently
tipping our virtual caps
to Linda Allison, and Leo
and Dan DeVries, and
Lee and Brenda Johnson,
whose orchards we are
so lucky to have for our
walks. Those of us not
involved in farming can
only partly appreciate the
risk and work it takes to
bring a crop to market.
We see the early morning
and late evening mowing
and cultivating and spray-

ing, and watch the frenzy
of harvest with only a
dim idea of the amount
of labour and nail-biting
that goes on behind the
scenes.
This year, I notice that
the sour cherry crop is
light compared to other
years. When I mention
this to Linda, the real
weight of my observation
becomes clear: depending on the micro-climate
within Pelham, the cherry
crop is down from 50 per
cent to more than 80 per
cent! Imagine that you
put in the same amount
of work, invested the
same amount of money in
your business or job, and
then at the end of the year
had your pay reduced
by half to three quarters.
The culprit this year was
the cool, damp spring.
The bees that the farmers

rented from beekeepers
took one look outside
their hives and decided to
stay in and play cards or
knit sweaters rather than
go out and pollinate the
trees. In our area, south of
Highway 20, the bees got
maybe two days of work
in during the two weeks
for which they were hired.
The result is clear to see
on the trees now: fewer
sour cherries hanging
from the branches, with
some trees having almost
no fruit at all.
Most of Niagara’s sour
cherry crop goes to Michigan for processing and
shows up back on our
supermarket shelves and
freezers as pie filling, and
no wonder because sour
cherries make pie that is
nothing less than divine.
Of course, getting the
cherries when they are

fresh and unprocessed
improves the flavour, and
cherries freeze very well,
so it’s a good idea to stock
up at this time of year for
cherry pie all year long. If
you aren’t a confident pie
baker, or would rather
defer to the talents and
expertise of truly accomplished pie bakers, I suggest you take in the Talent
Night Auction at Pelham
Community Church on
Canboro Road. Cherry
pies and contracts to bake
cherry pies are up for bids,
and if you can outbid the
church’s regulars who are
in the know, you will experience the absolute pinnacle of the baker’s art,
created by people with
generations of pie baking
behind them.
But sour cherries aren’t
only about pie.
How
about a Sour Cherry Cab-

ernet Gastrique (a cherry
and wine reduction) to
accompany game? The
recipe comes from Michael and Anna Olsons’
Inn on the Twenty Coook
book and is simple to
make and simply delicious with duck. Put 1 1/2
Cups of cabernet wine,
1 1/2 Cups of red wine
vinegar, 2 Cups of sugar,
and 1 Cup of sour cherries into a saucepan and
simmer until the sauce is
reduced by 2/3 and coats
the back of a spoon. The
brilliant dark red colour
adds accent to the plate,
and the taste sets the meat
up perfectly.
Another delicious way to
serve sour cherries is as a
salsa to accompany lighter
meats like pork. This
recipe comes from June’s
Bon Appetit. Simply combine 1/2 Cup of chopped

Snail’s Space

Slow Food Pelham

Brian Green
fresh cilantro, 1/2 Cup of
minced shallots, 2 Tablespoons of lime juice, 1/2
pound of fresh sour cherries (pitted and halved),
1 minced chile (choose
one that has the degree
of heat that you like; jalapenos are good), and 1
Tablespoon of olive oil.
Mix together to let the flavours combine, and serve
alongside grilled pork
tenderloin. Enjoy!

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Never relax guard around children in a pool
I would like to share a little story with you. It’s about
fast reaction times, and always keeping an eye out.
My wife and I were at a backyard pool party/BBQ with
our three children. Of course there were lots of kids in
the pool, and many adults around. It was an in-ground
pool with both a shallow end and a deep end.
We were sitting around the pool, enjoying the sun
and socializing, and watching the kids play in the water.
Eventually, all the girls got pulled off to the side to do
a raffle, and most of the men were involved (except for
a couple of us). I had stepped off to the side to change
our 18-month-old’s diaper. At that time, a gentleman
that was sitting watching the kids got called off to the
side to join the raffle, which left one person sitting on
the deck (and she was watching her own three children
around a table eating). I remember the gentleman enquiring about who would be responsible for watching

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the kids in the pool. Someone’s response was “the bigger children will watch the little children in the pool”.
The gentleman was very hesitant to go but wasn’t really given a choice. Not even five minutes later, just
by a complete stroke of luck, my daughter had called
out to Mommy while I was changing her, and so my
spouse had come over to see what was going on. As we
were talking, I had my head down, and my spouse had
looked up just at the perfect time to spot a child in the
pool struggling in the deep end. As fast as her saying
“oh, no” I had looked up to see the little boy sinking
like a brick to the bottom of the pool. My spouse darted
to the pool, jumped in and pulled the little boy out
to safety. He was very shaken up and hadn’t taken in
enough water at that point to need CPR, and he turned
out to be okay. The boy was supposed to be wearing a
life jacket, and he was supposed to stay in the shallow

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end, but had wandered out a little too far and slipped
down the slope that led to the deep end.
This is a lesson to all adults and children having fun
around a pool. Please watch your children; don’t rely
on someone else as they may not always be around in
the sticky situations where an adult is needed. I just
hope that someone would do the same for our children if it ever came down to it.
My wife is a local Fenwick school bus driver. Her
name is Amanda Sutcliffe, and deserves recognition for
her fast reaction, and saving that little boy from drowning. If you see her in town please be sure to say something about her heroism.
Rick Thompson,
Fenwick

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Attendees will celebrate Summerfest in
a revitalized downtown Fonthill
BY DAVE AUGUSTYN
Mayor of Pelham

As the construction nears completion, the celebration
is about to begin.
Last week saw not only the installation of a crosswalk
at Churc Hill, but also the planting of many of the trees
in downtown Fonthill. This week, the top layer of asphalt and most of the benches, gardens, and trees are
to be finished south of Regional Road #20. And, the
clock – donated by Communities In Bloom – will be
installed.
You will recall that the pre-construction work – burying of the hydro lines and other utilities – began last
spring. Construction began in earnest last July as the
street from College to Regional Road #20 was dug up
for new water and sewer lines. That work took until December, when the contractor poured curbs and
added layer of asphalt.
Major work on the Northern side of Regional Road
#20 to Broad Street began this spring. The contrac-

tor completed the underground work and is finishing
the curbs, sidewalks, pavers, and other “streetscaping”
features.
The major final, but much-needed piece to be completed is the traffic signal at #20 and Pelham Street.
The Region will now upgrade the traffic signals and the
contractor will rework the corner to be safer and better
for pedestrians.
You will recall that the Federal and Provincial government contributed two-thirds of the construction costs.
The Town is also using “Investing in Ontario” funding
from the Provincial Government to pay for most of the
costs for burying the utilities.
Admittedly, this construction has been very difficult
for many downtown Fonthill businesses.
That’s why I am so pleased that many business owners, the Town, members of service clubs and other
residents have teamed up to host Summerfest this Saturday.
Summerfest – to be held from noon to midnight on
July 23 – will celebrate the end of construction and the

Field trip leads to a
quandry of quarries
BY BRIAN BATY
Regional Councillor
As a Commissioner on the Niagara Escarpment Commission, I review with my
colleagues a wide range of reports and
papers dealing with proposed or existing modifications to the Niagara Escarpment. Some of the most complex reports
deal with the establishment or expansion of quarries on the escarpment. Ontario requires aggregate in large quantity
for the various roadworks and building
projects underway or anticipated in the
future. While quarries are necessary for
development, the question arises as to
whether or not the Niagara Escarpment
needs to be the best source of that material. To better understand this issue
I undertook a field trip last week to
the Collingwood area to visit our NEC
Thornbury office and to attend a public
open house at Walker Aggregates Inc.
Duntroon Quarry.
The Niagara Escarpment Commission
has a main office in Georgetown where
monthly meetings of the NEC take place
and a field office in Thornbury to serve
the Dufferin, Grey and Bruce Counties.
The office is staffed by a senior planner,
three additional planners and an administrative assistant. Housed in a former
apple juice facility, the offices are spartan but provide sufficient space for the
large volumes of records and maps. The
staff are finalizing reports with respect to
a proposed expansion of the Duntroon
Quarry with a final hearing decision expected within the next few months. I am
told that the Niagara Escarpment Plan
allows for quarries but staff sometimes
have concerns that arise because existing quarries present potential negative

impacts to the environment and proposed expansions can accelerate those
concerns. This latest quarry expansion
proposal has gone on for months and
the legal and staffing resources have
been considerable.
The next day I attended an open house
at the Duntroon Quarry itself. Three busloads of visitors took a tour through the
quarry and watched a blast demonstration on the last section of limestone in
the quarry. The quarry is about 100 acres
in size, has operated since 1968 and has
been owned by Walkers since 1995. The
Amabel formation is being extracted to
provide concrete stone and high quality
manufactured sands. Limestone products range from large armour stone (5+
tones) to limestone fines. When quarry
extraction ends next year, the site will
be allowed to fill with water to provide
recreational and natural activities on the
site.
As the GPS guided me to the site I
passed numerous signs and billboards
calling for “Save our Prime Farmlands”,
“Save our Water”, “Stop the Quarry” and
“Stop the Mega-quarry” (referring to a
proposed 2,000 acre quarry near Orangeville.)
The field trip was valuable and provided some insights to assist in the further deliberations on quarry expansions
in Ontario. This experience may prove
to be of value should there be future
proposals for quarry expansions in the
Fonthill Kame area for the sand and
gravel resources that exist in our area.
Brian Baty is a Niagara Regional Councillor for the Town of Pelham and a
Commisioner on the Niagara Escarpment Commission. brian.baty@niagararegion.ca.

beginning of a newly revitalized downtown Fonthill!
The festival’s events will include:
Street Party Zone will include great music on a main
stage, a beer garden, a zumba challenge, and vendors;
Active Lifestyle Zone will include a swim meet, a fun
walk / run, a bike rodeo, and Nordic walking demos;
X Zone will include an AMPfest youth band competition, a skate park and climbing wall, and an art contest;
Kid’s Zone will include a bouncy gym jungle slide,
Disney charactors, great games.
For complete information, please see www.pelhamsummerfest.ca.
I deeply appreciate the many, committed volunteers
who have organized Summerfest and the hundreds
of sponsors! And, I invite you to come celebrate our
newly revitalized downtown Fonthill this Saturday!
You may contact Mayor Dave at mayordave@pelham.
ca or read past columns at www.pelhammayordave.
blogspot.com.

TOWN OF PELHAM
INFORMATION COLUMN
THE WEEK AHEAD
•PELHAM ARENA
“ZUMBA FITNESS”
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 9:30 – 10:30 am
Thursday, July 21, 2011 9:3010:30 am and 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Tuesday July 26, 2011 9:30-10:30
am and 7:30 – 8:30 pm
“ZUMBA GOLD”
Thursday July, 21, 2011 9:30 – 10:30 am
•PELHAM TOWN SQUARE
Pelham Farmers’ Market –Every Thursday May
to October - 4:30pm in Pelham Town Square for
fresh produce and lots of goodies! Winner of the
Market Bucks for July 14th was Paul Delogu
•TOWN OF PELHAM POOL
Public Swimming – Weekends 2
pm to 5 pm, 6 pm to 8 pm
Weekdays: 1-4 pm, 6-8 pm
Lane swim: Weekdays 12-1 pm
Aqua Zumba
Monday and Wednesday 12-1 pm
•COMMUNITIES IN BLOOM
Communities in bloom Trillium Nomination forms now available at the Town hall
and online at www.pelham.ca
•Pelham’s SUMMERfest
JULY 23rd 2011
Noon-Midnight
Pelham Street, Fonthill
The Town of Pelham, Pelham Active Transportation Committee, the Downtown Beautification
Committee and the Pelham Business Association
would like to invite you to Pelham’s SUMMERfest.
It’s time to shut off the engines, open the street,
come together as a community and celebrate!
www.pelhamsummerfest.ca
A.M.P.Fest
Are you a youth from Pelham interested in
Music? Art? Photography? Paint? Sculpture?
The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee will be
hosting their 3rd Annual A.M.P.Fest (Art and Music in
Pelham) at Summerfest July 23rd Come out to watch
or participate at the bandshell in Peace Park 12-5pm!
If you are interested in participating as a youth band
or artist please pick up a application from Town Hall
or you can print one off online at www.pelhamsummerfest.ca. For more information contact the Town of
Pelham at 905-892-2607, Ext.341. All are encouraged to participate in this fantastic youth driven event!

•PELHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY
Free TD Summer Reading Club
@ Pelham Public Library
Make your own reading log, enter our contests, and show off your stickers on our Wall
of Fame. Sign up has begun. Programs for
ages 6-12 and for Wee Readers under 5.
Plotluck: Summer Adult Reading Program
The Pelham Library challenges you to broaden
your reading selections through the Plotluck Summer
Adult Reading Challenge. Five books and one
short story is the goal. Sign up in person.
Rent-a-Geek: One-on-one Computer Help
Dan Wallace, Computer Systems Specialist, is
available to help with your questions every other
Friday between 1 - 4. $10.00 per half hour. Half
hour minimum. Includes use of a laptop. Payment reserves your place, since space is limited.
Please register in person. Begins Fri., July 8.
$10.00 for 1/2 hour. Pelham Public Library.
Meditation Morning
Marcia leads you through a number of different types of meditations for stress relief
and focus. Great for beginners and those who
have meditated before. Please bring a pen and
notebook. $3.00. Register Ahead. Sat., July
23. 9:30-11:30 am Pelham Public Library.
Getting the Most from Your Digital Camera
Award-winning photographer Peter Ferguson gives
an information session on getting the most from
your digital camera whether it is a point and shoot or
DSLR. Learn how camera settings affect your pictures
and how simple editing using free software can
improve the final image. Mon., Aug. 8th - 6:30 p.m.
$5.00. Please register ahead. Pelham Public Library.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Interested in Joining the Mayor’s
Youth Advisory Committee??
Are you a Pelham youth who would like to be
heard and contribute to your community?
Join the 2011-2012 Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee. Meetings take place once a month starting in
October for the entire school year. Make a difference
TODAY! An application form is available on the
Town’s website at www.pelham.ca or at Town Hall.
ONTARIO ONE CALL 1-800-400-2255
All requests for waterline and sewer locates
must be directed to Ontario One Call.
Town of Pelham e-mail address: clerks@pelham.ca
Visit our Web site at www.pelham.ca

Mystic Drumz performed at the Old Pelham Town Hall on Tuesday, July 12, as part of the Pelham
Library’s summer program schedule. The show was like a world music safari adventure that took
the children around the globe, in search of amazing instruments and sounds. Participants travelled
to African jungles, South American rainforests and the Great Wall of China to discover clues from
animal friends (frog and dolphin sounding instruments), and, through the presentation, the group
learned about ecology.
/Special to the Voice

Pat Duncan, in her
last duty as president
of the Rotary Club of
Fonthill, welcomes
new Rotary member
Frank Solich (middle),
with the assistance of
Rotarian Hugh Graham, a former assistant district governor
and Fonthill member.
/Special to the Voice

This week in baseball; here’s the skinny
The
Pelham
Star
Tile Mosquito Knights
took part in the Welland
Mosquito House League
Tournament this past
week. First, the Knights
met the Welland A’s. The
Knights took command
of the game from the 1st
inning. Carter Nicholas
and Rowan McLellan were
defensive machines, each
taking out 4 runners. Dan
Durkin hit a home run
and followed up by making an unassisted double
play. Ayrton Ashick was
solid defensively and hit
both a triple and double.
Adam Bisson and Tim Anderson also hit triples and
Andrew Avolio, Nicholas,
McLellan and Aidan Nichols showed strong and
consistent hitting in the
opening victory. The next

morning, the Knights met
the Welland Red Sox and
again, took early control
of the game. The defensive highlight of the game
was when catcher, Aidan
Longo caught a pop-up
foul ball behind the plate
and made a perfect throw
to Rowan McLellan at 2nd
base for the double play.
Offensively,
McLellan
closed the 1st inning with
a spectacular 2RBI home
run and later, added a
double. Not to be undone,
Andrew Avolio connected
for his first home run of
the season in the 3rd and
followed up with 2 doubles. Carter Nicholas and
Adam Bisson hit triples
and Dan Durkin hit a pair
of doubles in the victory.
Game 3 pitted the Knights
against the St. Catharines

Red Sox. The hard-hitting
Red Sox kept the outfielders busy, especially Rowan
McLellan, Andrew Avolio
and Ben Klassen. McLellan
and Klassen each caught
a pop-up deep in the
outfield, and Dan Durkin
picked up a couple and
Carter Nicholas another
from the infield. The Red
Sox’s stingy defence limited the Knights’ hitting
game, but they managed
10 runs in the loss highlighted by triples from
Durkin and Tim Anderson
and doubles by Adam Bisson and Nicholas Grant.
The Knights found
themselves in 3rd place
and playing in the consolation final - a rematch
with the Welland A’s. The
A’s took an early lead, but
the teams were tied at the

end of the 3rd inning and
the Knights never looked
back.
Carter Nicholas,
Ayrton Ashick and Rowan
McLellan led the defence
playing a role in 8 of the
10 outs on the field including a double play by
Pitcher, Carter Nicholas
to Dan Durkin at 1st base,
and Catcher, Ashick’s exciting out at home plate
to end the top of the
5th inning. Adam Bisson
and Nicholas Grant also
tagged out 2 of the A’s
runners. The entire line
up was strong at the plate.
Hitting highlights include
triples by Ashick and Durkin and a pair of doubles
by both Bisson and Aidan
Longo.
The Volcano Pizzeria
Pelham Panther Mosquito
Rep team attended their

2nd tournament on the
Canada Day weekend, and
advanced to the Championship round. Tyler and
Evan Dobbie turned a triple play, but Pelham lost a
hard fought battle to the
Hamilton Cardinals.
On July 7th, the Pelham
Panthers played their 3rd
tournament in Hamilton,
defeating Bloordale and
Waterdown, but losing to
Barrie in the Semi-Finals.
The Giant Tiger Rookie
Ball team had great plays
by Jiunn Roy to get 2 outs
in the 2nd inning, and
good hitting from Blake
Bishop, Iain Macfarlane,
James Bacon and Liam
Cordiner, but came up on
the short end of a 17-10
score against the Welland
Rangers.
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Final Score: One win, one
loss for Lampman’s Furniture
July 11th, Fenwick Softball Fastpitch action continued when Lampman’s Furniture and Duliban Insurance battled to a 15-14 win for Duliban. First inning
saw Andrew Guitard called out at first thanks to Aiden
Belding’s play for Duliban. DJ Petrovsky was called
out at home thanks to a great team effort by William
Guitard and Tommy Falconer for Lampman’s. In the
second inning Mackie Sider beat Tommy Falconer to
first base for an out. William Guitard caught a fly ball
hit by DJ Petrovsky.
Duliban Stats: DJ Petrovsky (2 triples), Aiden Belding (double, triple, homerun), Spencer Kleniewski
(double), Mathew Robins (triple, single), Mackie Sider
(triple), Taryn Petrovsky (2 triples).
Lampman’s Stats: Daniel Guitard (2 singles, double),
William Guitard (triple, single), Andrew Guitard (sin-

Union Midget baseball
team battled Grimsby
to a 10-10 tie on Sunday
July 17th in Grimsby.
Laura Gemmel had 2
hits, 2 RBIs, and scored 3
runs. Mitchell Deba had a
double and a triple and 3
RBIs, and made 2 tag outs
at home plate to preserve
the tie score.
The Fonthill Paint and
Decorating Bantam team
defeated Thorold 12-5 on
July 12th, with Brian Cunningham having 3 hits, 2
RBIs, and 3 runs scored.
Matt Jones pitched 6
strikeouts over 4 innings,
and had 3 RBIs at the
plate. Jacob Flagg had a
single and a double, and
scored 2 runs, and Gavin
Dudzik had 2 hits and 2
runs scored.

gle, double), Tommy Falconer (2 singles), Lucas Baxter
(single, homerun), Kaileigh Smith (double).
On July 13 Lampman’s played home to Herb Lodde
& Sons Roofing, emerging victorious with a score of
16 to 7 in 3 1/2 innings of play. In the first inning Isaac
Stephens and Tommy Falconer teamed up to get Owen
Lawrence out at home plate for Lampman’s. Isaac Stephens also caught a fly ball, hit by Owen DeBruin, to
close out the top of the first. In the second, Krystyna
Augustyn was tagged out at home by William Guitard
and Owen DeBruin caught a ball hit by Lucas Baxter
for an out for Lodde. In the top of the fourth, Kaileigh
Smith beat Cameron Sutcliffe to first base for an out for
Lampman’s. Stats for Lodde: Cameron Sutcliffe (single,
double). Stats for Lampman’s: William Guitard (single,
triple), Daniel Guitard (single).

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U9 Meridian Credit Union, Fonthill Dental,
Pelham Panthers team plays Welland
On Thursday July 14th the U9 Meridian Credit Union,
Fonthill Dental, Pelham Panthers team played against
Welland. It was to be the third time the teams played
each other, results so far had been a tie and a loss. The
boys were looking to even up the score. The players
readied themselves as the whistle blew with Antonio
Deschellis, Mason Sterr and Nicholas Longo working
defence. Starting up front was Harmon Narbonne, Harrison Doan and Damien Pullar with David Greczowski
in goal. In the beginning the teams appeared even.
Breaking through the defensive line Welland took a
shot on goal, David deflected it with his fists sending
the ball up and over the net. The next line change saw
even more play with Mathew Diraddo, Ryan Belovari,
Drew Colangelo , and Elijah Taylor. With a great pass
from Mathew to Damien the ball was brought up the

field. Another strong pass from Harrison to Harmon
saw the panthers first shot on goal. With the score still
0-0 and the ball in Pelham’s defensive zone Mason took
control of the ball sending it up to Drew, turning on a
dime Drew spun and with a strategic kick sent it over
to Elijah. Turning into it, Elijah tried breaking through
the line to take a shot, with two men on him in hot
pursuit. The Panthers worked hard to keep it up the
field, but when it was sent back down Antonio took
a chance and used his powerful legs to drive it from
half taking a shot on goal, narrowly missing. On a hand
ball call, Welland had a chance to score, the boys lined
up waiting, it was David who was tested while the ball
sailed through everyone, leaving him to protect his net
alone, and he did it once again. With a hard kick on
net Welland scored, but the boys dug deep. Nicholas

Longo put himself in between Welland and the net time
and time again charging the ball, making quick work of
bringing it up the field. As the ball sailed forward it
was Drew who took his chance at a shot on goal. With
a boot from the other teams keeper the ball went back
to the Welland players, Mathew aggressively went after
it taking it away and sent it up. As the boys marked
their men, it was Damien who worked the ball passing
to Harrison. He took a shot and scored bringing the
score 1-1. The game wasn’t over, the ball was rolling
in the Pelham’s defensive zone when Ryan seized the
opportunity going after it and winning the scrimmage
sending it up again. Harrison got his foot on the ball
and passed it over to Harmon, with a swift and precise
strike the ball sailed past the keeper. The score ended
with a win for the Pelham Panthers at 2-1.

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